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In the context of the Bible, it often refers to actions, behaviors, or individuals that are considered deeply sinful or corrupt. The concept of vileness is closely associated with the fallen nature of humanity and the pervasive influence of sin in the world.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Psalm 12:8</a> :</b> "The wicked wander freely, and vileness is exalted among men." This verse highlights the prevalence of wickedness and the tendency of society to elevate what is vile. It serves as a lamentation over the moral decay and the inversion of values where evil is celebrated.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/isaiah/32-6.htm">Isaiah 32:6</a> :</b> "For a fool speaks folly, and his heart is busy with iniquity: to practice ungodliness and to utter error concerning the LORD, to leave the craving of the hungry unsatisfied and to deprive the thirsty of drink." Here, the vileness is depicted in the actions and speech of the fool, who engages in ungodliness and neglects the needs of others, reflecting a heart far from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a> :</b> This passage describes the depraved mind of those who have rejected God, listing various forms of wickedness, including envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. The vileness of humanity is evident in the litany of sins that characterize those who do not acknowledge God.<br><br><b>Theological Implications:</b><br><br>The concept of vileness underscores the gravity of sin and its consequences. It serves as a reminder of the inherent sinfulness of humanity and the need for divine intervention through salvation. The Bible teaches that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (<a href="/romans/3-23.htm">Romans 3:23</a>), and that the heart is deceitful above all things (<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a>). This vileness is not merely external but resides within the human heart, necessitating a transformation that only God can provide.<br><br><b>Redemption from Vileness:</b><br><br>Despite the pervasive nature of vileness, the Bible offers hope through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. In <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</a> , Paul reminds believers that although some were once characterized by various sins, they have been washed, sanctified, and justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God. This transformation is available to all who repent and place their faith in Christ, who bore the penalty for sin and offers new life.<br><br><b>Moral and Ethical Considerations:</b><br><br>Believers are called to live lives that reflect the holiness of God, rejecting what is vile and clinging to what is good (<a href="/romans/12-9.htm">Romans 12:9</a>). The pursuit of righteousness involves a conscious effort to avoid the corrupting influences of the world and to cultivate virtues that honor God. The vilest actions and attitudes are to be put to death, as Christians are called to be set apart, living as lights in a dark world (<a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a>).<br><br>In summary, the concept of vileness in the Bible serves as a stark reminder of the depth of human sinfulness and the transformative power of God's grace. Through Christ, believers are empowered to overcome the vilest aspects of their nature and to live in a manner that glorifies God.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/2149.htm"><span class="l">2149. zulluth -- worthlessness</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>vilest</b>. From zalal; properly, a shaking, ie Perhaps a tempest -- <b>vilest</b>. see HEBREW<br> zalal. 2148b, 2149. zulluth. 2150 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2149.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/brittain/women_of_early_christianity/xi_the_empress_theodora.htm"><span class="l">The Empress Theodora</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Theodora's antecedents and early life had been of the <b>vilest</b> character, and<br> her public life signalized by cruelty, avarice, and excess. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../brittain/women of early christianity/xi the empress theodora.htm</font><p><a href="/library/tyndale/the_prophete_ionas_with_an_introduccion/transcribers_note__2.htm"><span class="l">{Transcriber's Note:</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "for [the] Iewes had leuended" possible error for "for [the] Iewes had leuened".<br> "leaue the <b>vilest</b> herke" possible error for "leaue the <b>vilest</b> herbe". <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../tyndale/the prophete ionas with an introduccion/transcribers note 2.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_8_1863/christperfect_through_sufferings.htm"><span class="l">Christ --Perfect through Sufferings</span></a> <br><b>...</b> nations to hunt up the most abject of all races; discover, at last, a tribe of men<br> degenerated as low as the beasts; select out of these the <b>vilest</b>, one who <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 8 1863/christperfect through sufferings.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_6_how_the_midianites.htm"><span class="l">How the Midianites and Other Nations Fought against the Israelites <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> That the seed called barley was all of it allowed to be of the <b>vilest</b> sort of seed,<br> and that the Israelites were known to be the <b>vilest</b> of all the people of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 6 how the midianites.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_viii_take_my_yoke.htm"><span class="l">"Take My Yoke Upon You," &C.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It is an enlargement of heart, from the base restraint and abominable servitude<br> of the <b>vilest</b> lusts, that tyrannize over us, and keep our affections in bondage <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../binning/the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon viii take my yoke.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xi_in_the_fifteenth.htm"><span class="l">In the Fifteenth Year of Tiberius C??sar and under the Pontificate <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> In the East, much of it consisted of the <b>vilest</b> rites; while, among the philosophers,<br> all religions were considered equally false or equally true - the outcome <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xi in the fifteenth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_29_1883/the_doctrines_of_grace_do.htm"><span class="l">The Doctrines of Grace do not Lead to Sin</span></a> <br><b>...</b> down the country, and say, "The very chief of sinners may be forgiven through believing<br> in Jesus Christ, for God is displaying mercy to the very <b>vilest</b> of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 29 1883/the doctrines of grace do.htm</font><p><a href="/library/binning/the_works_of_the_rev_hugh_binning/sermon_xxxiii_therefore_brethren_we.htm"><span class="l">"Therefore, Brethren, we are Debtors, not to the Flesh, to Live <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> Certainly, a believing heart cannot but look upon that as the greatest<br> indignity and <b>vilest</b> impiety that ever the sun shined upon. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the works of the rev hugh binning/sermon xxxiii therefore brethren we.htm</font><p><a href="/library/allestree/the_government_of_the_tongue/section_vi_of_uncharitable_truth.htm"><span class="l">Of Uncharitable Truth.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> have many insidious eyes upon him watching for his halting: and if any the least<br> obliquity can be espied, he is used worse than the <b>vilest</b> malefactor: for such <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../allestree/the government of the tongue/section vi of uncharitable truth.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_18_1872/faiths_dawn_and_its_clouds.htm"><span class="l">Faith's Dawn and Its Clouds</span></a> <br><b>...</b> I felt certain that if the <b>vilest</b> sinner out of hell had come to him, he was able<br> to save him: and though I had no faith in him on my own account, yet had I <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 18 1872/faiths dawn and its clouds.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/v/vilest.htm"><span class="l"><b>Vilest</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Vilest</b> (5 Occurrences). <b>...</b> hath he not sent me to the men<br> who sit on the wall, that they may feed on their <b>vilest</b> excretions with you? <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vilest.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/excretions.htm"><span class="l">Excretions (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> words? hath he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, that they may<br> feed on their <b>vilest</b> excretions with you? (WBS). Isaiah <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/excretions.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vilified.htm"><span class="l">Vilified (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vilified.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/viler.htm"><span class="l">Viler (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/viler.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/gier-eagle.htm"><span class="l">Gier-eagle (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> They nested on a solid base, lived in pairs, and not only flocked over carrion as<br> larger species permitted, but also ate the <b>vilest</b> offal of all sorts, for <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/gier-eagle.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/giereagle.htm"><span class="l">Giereagle</span></a><br><b>...</b> They nested on a solid base, lived in pairs, and not only flocked over carrion as<br> larger species permitted, but also ate the <b>vilest</b> offal of all sorts, for <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/giereagle.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/works.htm"><span class="l">Works (379 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> And more than this, if the grace of God is most clearly displayed in the salvation<br> of the <b>vilest</b> of men, then the worse men are the better. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/works.htm - 40k</font><p><a href="/topical/q/queen.htm"><span class="l">Queen (59 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> But that the people of Judah in the days before the exile had given themselves over<br> to the worst and <b>vilest</b> forms of heathen worship and incurred the grievous <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/q/queen.htm - 44k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/feed.htm"><span class="l">Feed (117 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> these words? hath he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, that they<br> may feed on their <b>vilest</b> excretions with you? (WBS). 1 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/feed.htm - 39k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Jesus-on-the-cross.html">How long was Jesus on the cross? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/sexual-sin.html">What makes sexual sin such a big deal? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/King-Joash.html">Who was King Joash in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Vilest (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/21-26.htm">1 Kings 21:26</a></span><br />He did very abominably in following idols, according to all that the Amorites did, whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/18-27.htm">2 Kings 18:27</a></span><br />But Rab-shakeh said to them, Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, that they may feed on their <span class="boldtext">vilest</span> excretions with you?<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/12-8.htm">Psalms 12:8</a></span><br />The wicked walk on every side, when the <span class="boldtext">vilest</span> men are exalted.<br /><span class="source">(KJV WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Isaiah 36:12</a></span><br />But Rabshakeh said, Hath my master sent me to thy master and to thee to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may devour their <span class="boldtext">vilest</span> excretions with you?<br /><span class="source">(WBS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Hosea 1:2</a></span><br />When Yahweh spoke at first by Hosea, Yahweh said to Hosea, "Go, take for yourself a wife of prostitution and children of unfaithfulness; for the land commits great adultery, forsaking Yahweh."<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/v/vilest.htm">Vilest</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vilest.htm">Vilest (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vilifying.htm">Vilifying (1 Occurrence)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/v/viler.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Viler"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Viler" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/v/vilified.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Vilified"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Vilified" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>